Introduction
I first had the idea for this team a couple months ago (give or take) when i was laddering with stall and got absolutely destroyed- after I had almost won, I thought- by a Taunt Tornadus + Tangrowth core that I was unable to stall out. The final team ended up not even coming close to that, but the idea of a double-regenerator core giving solid defensive backbone to an otherwise offensive team stuck with me. I put the idea on the backburner while i took a few weeks off from pokemon, until recently I was thinking about the inherent synergy between Mega Mawile and Ash Greninja, where both pokemon pressure a ton of immediate damage to weaken most of the exact pokemon that deal with the other's counters, opening up room for them to sweep. Ash-Gren pressures Heatran, Mawile pressure Chansey, Mawile pressures Tapu Fini, Ash-Gren pressures Landorus, etc. These two ideas came together in the form of this team, which uses a combination of pokemon that can present strong offensive pressure, while having the bulk and typing to offer a resilient defensive backbone.
In-Depth Analysis
Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch
I first had the idea for this team a couple months ago (give or take) when i was laddering with stall and got absolutely destroyed- after I had almost won, I thought- by a Taunt Tornadus + Tangrowth core that I was unable to stall out. The final team ended up not even coming close to that, but the idea of a double-regenerator core giving solid defensive backbone to an otherwise offensive team stuck with me. I put the idea on the backburner while i took a few weeks off from pokemon, until recently I was thinking about the inherent synergy between Mega Mawile and Ash Greninja, where both pokemon pressure a ton of immediate damage to weaken most of the exact pokemon that deal with the other's counters, opening up room for them to sweep. Ash-Gren pressures Heatran, Mawile pressure Chansey, Mawile pressures Tapu Fini, Ash-Gren pressures Landorus, etc. These two ideas came together in the form of this team, which uses a combination of pokemon that can present strong offensive pressure, while having the bulk and typing to offer a resilient defensive backbone.
In-Depth Analysis
Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch
The triple breaker core of Mega Mawile/Ash Gren/Kommo-o was my starting point for this team. As explained above, each of these pokemon pressure a bunch of immediate daamge that give the other one room to set up a sweep. This is actually the first time I've used fast SD MegaMaw on a serious team- the last time I used a serious Mega Mawile was back in mid-2018 when 4 attacks was, imo, way better- but right now Mega Mawile takes advantage of so many passive pokemon to set up fairly easily. The EVs are pretty standard, letting you outspeed Clef, Pex, etc and giving you some bulk. I opted for Thunder Punch because this team is REALLY weak to Celepex, both together and individually. SD generally successfully lures Pex, letting you TPunch it at +2, which Kommo-o and Ash-Gren pretty much need in order to do any real damage. Intimidate and Mawile's bulk and amazing typing also let it come into weaker resisted attacks, which you shouldn't be afraid to do if it means Mawile opens up a hole in the opposing team for its teammates to clean. Trading a Mawile for a Magearna or a Clefable can be instrumental to getting an Ash Gren or Kommo-o sweep. I should note that if Cele/pex drop in usage (such as with a Zygarde unban), dropping Thunder Punch for Focus Punch/Brick Break to lure and take out Heatran is recommended: this set gives Heatran free switch-ins to Mawile, and unless its super weakened you don't really have a way to punish them for it, meaning that you lose a lot of momentum trying to switch into Heatran and threaten it out. It's especially rough with FWG cores but I'll get there later.
Greninja-Ash (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Spikes
Kommo-o @ Kommonium Z
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Clanging Scales
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Hidden Power: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Transform
Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Defog
- U-turn
Reuniclus @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 SpD
Calm Nature
- Psychic
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus in Psychic Terrain: 165-195 (38.9 - 45.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Tapu Lele Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 91-108 (21.4 - 25.4%) -- 0.2% chance to 4HKO
252 SpA Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus in Electric Terrain: 103-123 (24.2 - 29%) -- 99.4% chance to 4HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 194-230 (45.7 - 54.2%) -- 50% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 135-159 (31.8 - 37.5%) -- 88.4% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Blacephalon Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 254-302 (59.9 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
20 SpA Blacephalon Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 146-174 (34.4 - 41%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
20 SpA Blacephalon Never-Ending Nightmare (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 290-344 (68.3 - 81.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Magearna Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 58-69 (13.6 - 16.2%) -- possible 7HKO
0 SpA Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 102-121 (24 - 28.5%) -- 97.6% chance to 4HKO
252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 105-124 (24.7 - 29.2%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after trapping damage
252+ SpA Heatran Inferno Overdrive (180 BP) vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 189-223 (44.5 - 52.5%) -- 23.8% chance to 2HKO
252 Atk Kartana Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus: 306-360 (72.1 - 84.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
52 Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus: 211-250 (49.7 - 58.9%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO
12 SpA Tapu Fini Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 58-70 (13.6 - 16.5%) -- possible 7HKO
252 Atk Swampert Waterfall vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus in Rain: 198-234 (46.6 - 55.1%) -- 69.1% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Tapu Lele Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 91-108 (21.4 - 25.4%) -- 0.2% chance to 4HKO
252 SpA Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus in Electric Terrain: 103-123 (24.2 - 29%) -- 99.4% chance to 4HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 194-230 (45.7 - 54.2%) -- 50% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 135-159 (31.8 - 37.5%) -- 88.4% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Blacephalon Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 254-302 (59.9 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
20 SpA Blacephalon Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 146-174 (34.4 - 41%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
20 SpA Blacephalon Never-Ending Nightmare (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 290-344 (68.3 - 81.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Magearna Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 58-69 (13.6 - 16.2%) -- possible 7HKO
0 SpA Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 102-121 (24 - 28.5%) -- 97.6% chance to 4HKO
252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 105-124 (24.7 - 29.2%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after trapping damage
252+ SpA Heatran Inferno Overdrive (180 BP) vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 189-223 (44.5 - 52.5%) -- 23.8% chance to 2HKO
252 Atk Kartana Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus: 306-360 (72.1 - 84.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
52 Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus: 211-250 (49.7 - 58.9%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO
12 SpA Tapu Fini Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 160+ SpD Assault Vest Reuniclus: 58-70 (13.6 - 16.5%) -- possible 7HKO
252 Atk Swampert Waterfall vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Reuniclus in Rain: 198-234 (46.6 - 55.1%) -- 69.1% chance to 2HKO
Threats & Matchups
Kommo-o @ Kommonium Z
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Clanging Scales
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch
Greninja-Ash (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Spikes
Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Defog
- U-turn
Reuniclus @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 SpD
Calm Nature
- Psychic
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Hidden Power: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Transform
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Clanging Scales
- Earthquake
- Poison Jab
Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch
Greninja-Ash (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Spikes
Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Defog
- U-turn
Reuniclus @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 SpD
Calm Nature
- Psychic
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Hidden Power: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Transform